Apparel with Article Holding Loop

ABSTRACT

Devices are disclosed relating to two separate embodiments. The first device is an apparel with article holding loop attached to a shirt and the second device is an apparel with article holding loop attached to a pocket that is attached to a shirt. A user inserts a left or right temple piece of eyewear through the holding loop. When a user bends over into a horizontal position, the eyewear pivots on the holding loop to enable the eyewear to remain vertical and not fall off.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates, in general, to two separate embodiments.The first embodiment is an apparel with article holding loop attached toa shirt and the second embodiment is an apparel with article holdingloop attached to a pocket that is attached to a shirt.

2. Description of the Prior Art

The present invention has solved the problem of previous inventions thatdescribe and claim eyewear holding loops that are affixed to garments atdistal ends of the loop. Since eyewear sometimes gets hung up on thingssuch as tree limbs or other impediments, the previous

U.S. Pat. No. 5,903,928 by Hyung-Seob titled, Device for hangingspectacles on garment, it describes a device for hanging a pair ofspectacles on a garment is disclosed. The device has a specificallydesigned hanging means, which is formed on a garment and is used forallowing a user to easily, conveniently and safely hang spectacles onthe garment when taking off the spectacles. The spectacle hanging meansis formed at one or more of the neck, breast, pocket, and button-downopenings of a garment and selectively holds an arm of the spectacles soas to hang the spectacles on the garment. The hanging device thus allowsa user to easily and safely keep spectacles on the garment when takingoff the spectacles.

The above invention differs from the present invention because theformer is simply a vertical or horizontal slit to hold eyewear that doesnot allow the eyewear to pivot when a user bends over which will allowthe eyewear to fall out.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,896,377 by Ferdi titled, Garment having an integralhanger for eyeglasses, describes an integral strip of fabric fastened atboth ends to the front of a garment adapted to form a horizontallyextending eyeglass hanger strip and cooperative with said garment todefine a temple receiving opening for a pair of glasses.

The above invention differs from the present invention because theformer is simply a strip of fabric to hold eyewear that is fastened atthe distal ends and prone to tearing off under diverse physicalconditions whereas the present invention claims a plurality of fastenerssurrounding the loop to reinforce same against tearing which willwithstand more rigorous conditions.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,997,921 by Knight titled, Baby garment, describes anapparatus for controlling a child, a baby garment such as a shirt,blouse or jacket is disclosed having a handle incorporated on its upperback preferably on the back of the collar below the downturned collarportion in cases where the garment has a collar. The handle may bestitched directly to the garment or provided through eyelets or ringsprovided in the garment. In addition, if desired, the handle may beprovided with a ring slidable along the handle and which can accommodatea rein or an additional control handle or element.

The above invention differs from the present invention because theformer is simply a strip of fabric or fasteners fastened at the distalends to form a handle and not capable of being utilized to hold eyewearwhereas the present invention claims a plurality of fastenerssurrounding the loop to reinforce same against tearing which willwithstand more rigorous conditions.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,876,724 by Suzuki titled, Personal sound system,describes a personal sound system comprising a garment adapted tosubstantially cover a person's upper torso, a first pocket for removablysupporting a first speaker on the garment in the vicinity of a person'sleft shoulder, a second pocket for removably supporting a second speakeron the garment in the vicinity of the person's right shoulder, a thirdpocket for removably supporting an electrical signal producing device onthe garment and an elongated flap extended from the third pocket to thesecond pocket and through that portion of the garment encircling theperson's neck and to the first pocket for removably supporting flexiblewires on the garment, which wires are adapted to interconnect speakerslocated in the first and second pockets, and an electrical signalproducing device located in the third pocket, while permitting thosewires to be readily removed from the garment when the garment is to becleaned. Preferably, the flap is located on the interior surface of thejacket. In the alternative, the flap may be replaced by an elongatedpocket located on the exterior surface of the garment which pocket isclosable by an elongated zipper.

The above invention differs from the present invention because theformer lacks any similar strap means to hold eyewear whereas the presentinvention claims a plurality of fasteners surrounding the loop toreinforce same against tearing which will withstand more rigorousconditions.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,584,074 by Battle Smith titled, Article holding loop onshirt, and U.S. Pat. No. 2,624,050 by D. Boller titled, Shirt and TieHolder Combination, differ from the present invention because the formerare simply a strip of fabric that is fastened at the distal ends andprone to tearing off under diverse physical conditions whereas thepresent invention claims a plurality of fasteners surrounding the loopto reinforce same against tearing which will withstand more rigorousconditions.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,634,422 by W. W. Cantrell titled, Label or Hanging Loopfor Garments, differs from the present invention because the former issimply a label that is fastened at the distal ends and prone to tearingoff under diverse physical conditions if repositioned on the front of agarment and used for eyewear whereas the present invention claims aplurality of fasteners surrounding the loop to reinforce same againsttearing which will withstand more rigorous conditions.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,885,805 by Mason titled, Apparel with carriers forneck-wear, describes an article of plant body apparel with a neckbandcircumscribing a neck opening (through which the wearer passes his/herhead and neck) and with several loops comprising carriers orcarrier-elements attached to the article. The carriers are spacedslightly outwardly from the neckband, and also from each other, todefine a course circumferential of the neckband, and are adapted toreceive and carry a selected item of elongate neck-wear, such as akerchief by the carriers, they cooperate to enable or exert a retainingor anti-shifting effect and to keep the item in a desired dispositionrelative to the article and from unwanted contact with the wearer'sskin.

The above patent differs from the present invention because the formeris simply strips of fabric that are fastened at the distal ends andprone to tearing off under diverse physical conditions if used foreyewear whereas the present invention claims a plurality of fastenerssurrounding the loop to reinforce same against tearing which willwithstand more rigorous conditions.

The following United States Patents have been cited for referencepurposes only and differ significantly from the present invention: i)U.S. Pat. No. 8,047,410 by Holm et al. titled, Compact hanging clothingassembly, describes a hanging clothing assembly includes a hanger, aclothing item, and a hanging strap. The hanger has a body portion and anupper support portion. The clothing item has a free-hanging length anddefines an upper portion configured to be worn over an upper body of awearer and a lower portion configured to be worn over a lower body ofthe wearer. The upper portion of the clothing item is supported on thebody portion of the hanger. The hanging strap is secured to the lowerportion of the clothing item and is also releasably secured in a closedloop that extends about the lower portion of the clothing item. Theclosed loop is releasably secured to the hanger such that the lowerportion is supported from the hanger and the clothing item defines adisplay-hanging length that is less than the free-hanging length of theclothing item., ii) U.S. Pat. No. D627,139 by Kronenberger titled, Shirtwith squared ornamentation., iii) U.S. Pat. No. D489,514 by Marinellititled, Arrangement of a flag-like rectangle on the exposed surface ofan open collar, iv) U.S. Pat. No. 4,637,075 by Ingrisano et al. titled,Emergency medical services system, describes an emergency medicalservices (EMS) system for delivering primary care and emergencytreatment by EMS personnel is provided by personnel vest jacketsconstructed and organized for carrying EMS equipment and supplies inwearable and accessible arrangement. The vest is formed with a pluralityof outside pockets on the front left and right sides of the vest withfirst and second large outside pockets across the front bottom left andright sides for carrying bulkier EMS equipment and materials at lowercenter of gravity. Intermediate size pockets are arranged across thecenter left and right sides of the vest for carrying intermediate andsmaller size EMS supplies. Small upper pockets at least some of elongateconfiguration are formed on at least one side of the front top of thevest for accommodating objects of elongate configuration. Loop holdersare also provided on at least one side of the top front of the vest forholding airways. Quick release loops are provided at the shoulder of thevest for securing the ends a stethoscope around the back of the neck andon the shoulders of the vest. An extra-large pocket is formed across theoutside back of the vest for storing and accessing a large multi-traumadressing pad, abdominal dressing pad or collapsible splint. A fullcomplement of equipment and supplies for emergency medical services isstrategically organized on the vest for balance, low center of gravity,accessibility according to frequency of use, etc. The vest constructionfeatures facilitate delivery of emergency care., v) U.S. Pat. No.4,825,471 by Jennings titled, Garment useful for listening to audiosignals, describes a garment to be worn on the upper torso of a humancomprises: a shirt adapted and sized to fit on the upper torso of ahuman, the shirt having a front side and a back side, and a head openingfor the head of the human; right and left sleeves associated with theshirt, and adapted and sized to receive the right and left arms,respectively, of the human; a front pocket secured to the front side ofthe shirt and adapted and sized to receive and hold an audio device forproducing audio signals; and right and left sleeve pockets secured tothe right and left sleeves, respectively and each being adapted andsized to receive and hold an audio speaker device., vi) U.S. Pat. No.D428,099 by R. H. Huntchinson titled, Shirt, vii) U.S. Pat. No.2,011,325 by A. P Rowan titled, Man's and Boys's Outer Shirt, viii) U.S.Pat. No. 2,163,606 by R. O. Kennedy titled, Shirt, ix) U.S. Pat. No.2,609,541 by M. L. Kaplan titled, Shirt, x) U.S. Pat. No. 6,099,382 byWilson titled, Sports brassiere, describes a sports brassiereconstructed of stretchable material and formed to have atorso-encircling member having a front and rear portion. The frontportion supports a liner member positioned against the breasts of thewearer with a pocket carried by the liner member and positionedsubstantially between the breasts of the wearer so as to be easilyreachable by the wearer. A strip of stretchable material is affixed tothe rear portion of the torso-encircling member and is affixed at eachof its ends to the body portion so as to provide a strap or loop. Thepocket and the loop provide means to carry articles desired by thewearer., and xi) U.S. Pat. No. 4,917,651 by Rainville titled, Frontopening brassiere for easy access and removal by a handicapped person,describes a brassiere for handicapped people provides detachable andadjustable fabric fastening pads to temporarily hold the two halvestogether, and finger loops for those who cannot grip. The brassiere hasa front opening with an overlapping portion joined to one brassiere cupwhich overlaps an underlapping portion joined to the other cup.Detachable and adjustable fabric fastening pads are provided on theunderside of the overlapping portion to engage with support pads on thetop surface of the underlapping portion. Fabric loops for fingers areprovided attached to the overlapping and underlapping portions to avoida person having to grip the edges of the two portions.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention has been designed specifically tosolve the problems present in the prior art as described herein. Themain object of the present invention was to design a more secure holderfor eyewear that would not tear off under adverse force conditions yetstill swing freely when a user bends over such that the eyewear does notfall off of the shirt which normally occurs when a user hangs theeyewear on the collar by its temple piece.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of the apparel with article holding loop (10)exhibiting eyewear (18) hanging from the holder securely fastened to apocket (14) which is securely fastened to a shirt (16). Note the shirt(16) and pocket (14) are an upright vertical position and the eyewear(18) hangs vertically therefrom.

FIG. 1A is an enlarged view of FIG. 1 exhibiting the eyewear (18)hanging by its' eyewear left temple piece (18L) positioned through theholder hoop (12C)

FIG. 2 is a front view of the apparel with article holding loop (10)without eyewear (18) hanging from the holder securely fastened to apocket (14) which is securely fastened to a shirt (16).

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the apparel with article holding loop (10)exhibiting eyewear (18) hanging from the holder securely fastened to apocket (14) which is securely fastened to a shirt (16). Note the shirt(16) and pocket (14) are an upright vertical position and the eyewear(18) hangs vertically therefrom.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of the apparel with article holdingloop (10) exhibiting the holder (12), pocket (14), and shirt (16).

FIG. 4A is a enlarged front view along lines 4A-4A of FIG. 4 of theapparel with article holding loop (10) exhibiting the holder (12),pocket (14), shirt (16) and cross sectional view of the eyewear lefttemple piece (18L) inserted through the holder hoop (12C).

FIG. 5 is a front view of the apparel with article holding loop (10)exhibiting eyewear (18) hanging from the holder securely fastened to apocket (14) which is securely fastened to a shirt (16). Note the shirt(16) and pocket (14) are a bent over horizontal position, whereas theeyewear (18) hangs vertically therefrom.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the apparel with article holding loop (10)exhibiting eyewear (18) hanging from the holder securely fastened to ashirt (16) lacking a pocket (14) or possibly the pocket (14) is locatedon the right side of the shirt (16). Note the shirt (16) is in anupright vertical position and the eyewear (18) hangs verticallytherefrom.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The first embodiment describes an apparel with article holding loop (10)which comprises a holder (12) having a holder first end (12A), holdersecond end (12B), holder top (12T), holder lower (12L), and a shirt(16). Referring to FIG. 6, the holder first end (12A) is securelyfastened to the shirt by a holder first end attachment (12AA) and theholder second end (12B) is securely fastened to the shirt by a holdersecond end attachment (12BA) forming a holder hoop (12C) there between.The holder top (12T) is preferably securely fastened to the shirt (16)by a holder top attachment (12TA) and the holder lower (12L) is securelyfastened to the shirt (16) by a holder lower attachment (12LA). Theholder first end attachment (12AA), holder second end attachment (12BA),holder top attachment (12TA), and holder lower attachment (12LA) arenormally and customarily stitching although other fasteners such as hookand loop could be utilized.

Referring to FIG. 6, the holder hoop (12C) comprises a holder hoop firstend (12CA) and a holder hoop second end (12CB). The holder hoop firstend (12CA) is securely fastened to the shirt by a holder hoop first endattachment (12CAA) and the holder hoop second end (12CA) is securelyfastened to the shirt by a holder hoop second end attachment (12CBA).The holder hoop first end attachment (12CAA) and holder hoop second endattachment (12CBA) are normally and customarily stitching although otherfasteners such as hook and loop could be utilized. The holder hoop formsan opening (i.e. holder hoop (12C)) through which an eyewear left templepiece (18L) or an eyewear right temple piece (18R) of an eyewear (18) isinserted there through. As exhibited in FIG. 5, when a person bendsover, the eyewear (18) swings outwardly away from the shirt (16)pivoting on the eyewear left temple piece (18L) or an eyewear righttemple piece (18R) such that the eyewear (18) does not fall from theshirt (16).

The holder (12) could be manufactured from a ribbon-like material havinga defined width to allow the aforementioned pivoting to work properly.Preferably, the ribbon-like material is embroidered with a company'sindicia such as a name and/or logo. The ribbon could also have theindicia printed or sublimated thereon or therein, respectively.

The second embodiment as exhibited in FIGS. 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 4A & 5describe an apparel with article holding loop (10) which comprises aholder (12) having a holder first end (12A), holder second end (12B),holder top (12T), holder lower (12L), a shirt (16) and a pocket (14).The pocket (14) comprises a pocket top (14T), a pocket bottom (14B), apocket left side (14L) and a pocket right side (14L). Referring to FIGS.4 & 4A, the pocket (14) is securely fastened to the shirt (16) by apocket left attachment (14LA), pocket right attachment (14RA), and apocket bottom attachment (14B). The holder first end (12A) is securelyfastened to a first end of the pocket top (14T) by a holder first endattachment (12AA) and the holder second end (12B) is securely fastenedto the pocket top (14T) by a holder second end attachment (12BA) forminga holder hoop (12C) there between. The holder hoop (12C) comprises aholder hoop first end (12CA) and a holder hoop second end (12CB). Theholder hoop first end (12CA) is securely fastened to the pocket top(12T) by a holder hoop first end attachment (12CAA) and the holder hoopsecond end (12CB) is securely fastened to the pocket top (12T) by aholder hoop second end attachment (12CBA). Furthermore, referring toFIGS. 4 & 4A, the holder top (12T) is preferably securely fastened tothe pocket top (14T) by a holder top attachment (12TA) and the holderlower (12L) is preferably securely fastened to the pocket top (12T) by aholder lower attachment (12LA). The pocket left attachment (14LA),pocket right attachment (14RA), and a pocket bottom attachment (14BA),holder first end attachment (12AA), holder second end attachment (12BA),holder hoop first end attachment (12CAA), holder hoop second endattachment (12CBA), holder top attachment (12TA), and holder lowerattachment (12LA) are normally and customarily stitching although otherfasteners such as hook and loop could be utilized.

The pocket (14) is preferably manufactured from a different materialthan the shirt (16) to present a novel fashion concept. The differentmaterial preferably consists of different texture, pattern, color andfabric material.

I claim:
 1. An apparel with article holding loop (10) which comprises: aholder (12) having a holder first end (12A), holder second end (12B),holder top (12T), holder lower (12L), and a shirt (16); wherein theholder first end (12A) is securely fastened to the shirt (16) by aholder first end attachment (12AA) and the holder second end (12B) issecurely fastened to the shirt (16) by a holder second end attachment(12BA) forming a holder hoop (12C) there between; the holder hoop (12C)comprising a holder hoop first end (12CA) and a holder hoop second end(12CB); the holder hoop first end (12CA) is securely fastened to theshirt (16) by a holder hoop first end attachment (12CAA) and the holderhoop second end (12CB) is securely fastened to the shirt (16) by aholder hoop second end attachment (12CBA).
 2. The apparel with articleholding loop (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the holder top (12T)is securely fastened to the shirt (16) by a holder top attachment(12TA).
 3. The apparel with article holding loop (10) as described inclaim 1, wherein the holder lower (12L) is securely fastened to theshirt (16) by a holder lower attachment (12LA).
 4. The apparel witharticle holding loop (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the holderhoop (12C) forms an opening through which an eyewear left temple piece(18L) or an eyewear right temple piece (18R) of an eyewear (18) isinserted there through.
 5. The apparel with article holding loop (10) asdescribed in claim 1, wherein the holder (12) is manufactured from aribbon-like material.
 6. The apparel with article holding loop (10) asdescribed in claim 5, wherein the ribbon-like material is embroidered.7. The apparel with article holding loop (10) as described in claim 6,wherein the embroidery is indicia.
 8. The apparel with article holdingloop (10) as described in claim 5, wherein the ribbon-like material isprinted with indicia thereon.
 9. An apparel with article holding loop(10) which comprises: a holder (12) having a holder first end (12A),holder second end (12B), holder top (12T), holder lower (12L), a shirt(16) and a pocket (14); the pocket (14) comprises a pocket top (14T), apocket bottom (14B), a pocket left (14L) and a pocket right (14R); thepocket (14) is securely fastened to the shirt (16) by a pocket leftattachment (14LA), pocket right attachment (14RA), and a pocket bottomattachment (14BA); the holder first end (12A) is securely fastened to afirst end of the pocket top (14T) by a holder first end attachment(12AA) and the holder second end (12B) is securely fastened to thepocket top (14T) by a holder second end attachment (12BA) forming aholder hoop (12C) there between; the holder hoop (12C) comprising aholder hoop first end (12CA) and a holder hoop second end (12CB); theholder hoop first end (12CA) is securely fastened to the pocket top(14T) by a holder hoop first end attachment (12CAA) and the holder hoopsecond end (12CB) is securely fastened to the the pocket top (14T) by aholder hoop second end attachment (12CBA).
 10. The apparel with articleholding loop (10) as described in claim 9, wherein the holder top (12T)is securely fastened to the pocket top (14T) by a holder top attachment(12TA).
 11. The apparel with article holding loop (10) as described inclaim 9, wherein the holder lower (12L) is securely fastened to thepocket top (14T) by a holder lower attachment (12LA).
 12. The apparelwith article holding loop (10) as described in claim 9, wherein theholder hoop (12C) forms an opening through which an eyewear left templepiece (18L) or an eyewear right temple piece (18R) of an eyewear (18) isinserted there through.
 13. The apparel with article holding loop (10)as described in claim 9, wherein the pocket (14) is manufactured from adifferent material than the shirt (16).
 14. The apparel with articleholding loop (10) as described in claim 13, wherein the differentmaterial consists of different fabric material.
 15. The apparel witharticle holding loop (10) as described in claim 14, wherein thedifferent material consists of different colored fabric material. 16.The apparel with article holding loop (10) as described in claim 14,wherein the different material consists of different patterned fabricmaterial.
 17. The apparel with article holding loop (10) as described inclaim 14, wherein the holder (12) is manufactured from a ribbon-likematerial.
 18. The apparel with article holding loop (10) as described inclaim 17, wherein the ribbon-like material is embroidered.
 19. Theapparel with article holding loop (10) as described in claim 18, whereinthe embroidery is indicia.
 20. The apparel with article holding loop(10) as described in claim 17, wherein the ribbon-like material isprinted with indicia thereon.